Schaghticoke climate

Schaghticoke Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Buskirk, 13.1 km from Schaghticoke

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Schaghticoke, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Snowfall
15.1 in
Record high
72°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-22°FDec 25, 1969
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 143°F23°F64°F 20014°F 197614%
Dec 242°F23°F66°F 19981°F 193814%
Dec 342°F23°F63°F 2009-1°F 194014%
Dec 442°F22°F63°F 1982-9°F 194015%
Dec 541°F22°F65°F 2001-1°F 202515%
Dec 641°F22°F68°F 20015°F 194016%
Dec 741°F22°F65°F 19983°F 196416%
Dec 840°F21°F57°F 19801°F 201916%
Dec 940°F21°F62°F 19662°F 196817%
Dec 1040°F21°F64°F 1966-3°F 194917%
Dec 1139°F20°F61°F 1952-8°F 198817%
Dec 1239°F20°F62°F 1979-12°F 198818%
Dec 1339°F20°F58°F 1984-6°F 198818%
Dec 1439°F20°F61°F 2015-1°F 197618%
Dec 1538°F19°F61°F 2015-1°F 198019%
Dec 1638°F19°F61°F 2021-6°F 197019%
Dec 1738°F19°F59°F 1984-8°F 194219%
Dec 1838°F18°F56°F 2023-2°F 198020%
Dec 1937°F18°F57°F 2025-13°F 197320%
Dec 2037°F18°F61°F 1957-19°F 195120%
Dec 2137°F17°F62°F 2018-18°F 194220%
Dec 2237°F17°F60°F 1990-8°F 194220%
Dec 2336°F17°F64°F 1990-12°F 195521%
Dec 2436°F17°F72°F 2015-15°F 198921%
Dec 2536°F16°F63°F 2020-22°F 196921%
Dec 2636°F16°F58°F 1982-12°F 196822%
Dec 2736°F16°F56°F 1949-12°F 196822%
Dec 2835°F15°F61°F 1982-14°F 195122%
Dec 2935°F15°F71°F 1984-3°F 196023%
Dec 3035°F15°F58°F 2024-11°F 196223%
Dec 3135°F15°F60°F 1965-13°F 196323%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Schaghticoke, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301068 (Buskirk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.